1832 – 1st Democratic National Convention (Baltimore)
1846 – 1st steamship arrives in Hawaii.
1861 – Richmond, Va, is designated Confederate Capital.
1881 – American Red Cross founded by Clara Barton.
1906 – The US and Mexico sign an agreement over distribution of waters of the Rio Grande, increasingly diverted to the US for irrigation.
1914 – Greyhound Bus Co begins in Minnesota.
1918 – US House of Representatives passes amendment allowing women to vote.
1927 – Aviator Charles Lindbergh, in the Spirit of St Louis, lands in Paris after the first solo air crossing of Atlantic.
1934 – Oskaloosa, Iowa, becomes first US city to fingerprint its citizens.
1941 – SS Robin Moor becomes the first US ship sunk by a U-boat during World War II.
1954 – Amendment to give 18-year-olds right to vote is defeated.
1959 – “Gypsy” opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 702 performances.
1966 – “Downtown” by Mrs Miller hits #82.
1977 – “Fiddler on the Roof” closes at Winter Garden NYC after 167 performances.
1983 – David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” single goes #1.
1990 – Last episode of “Newhart” airs on CBS-TV.
1996 – Ken Griffey Jr, 26, is 8th youngest to hit 200 home runs.
1999 – All My Children star Susan Lucci finally wins a Daytime Emmy after being nominated 19 times, the longest period of unsuccessful nominations in television history.
2005 – 130th Preakness: Jeremy Rose aboard Afleet Alex wins in 1:55.04.
2013 – Microsoft announces the release of Xbox One.
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